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. >> mayor gray is determined to talk about his successes after the election since the campaign that got him there. >> i have said that repeatedly, bruce. >> radar showing showers back from detroit into chicago. notice everything is moving north and east. it's going to stay away from us now. we'll be tracking showers tomorrow and tracking winter precipitation over the weekend. >> the republican-controlled house has passed a 10-year ban on plastic fire arms that can evade metal detectors and x-ray machines. >> and the senate could vote on the bill monday, just hours before the law expires the very next day. >>> this was quite a day for the dc police department. one officer in the hospital tonight with a gunshot wound. and tonight, another is behind bars. >> earlier tonight, mulla leggy talked to kathy lanier about another officer facing child pornography charges. >> reporter: it was officers from this building in the seventh district who arrested washington, after he was accused of possessing and creating child pornography. >> we had an officer who was sworn to protect the public, and
. >> mayor gray is determined to talk about his successes after the election since the campaign that got him there. >> i have said that repeatedly, bruce. >> radar showing showers back from detroit into chicago. notice everything is moving north and east. it's going to stay away from us now. we'll be tracking showers tomorrow and tracking winter precipitation over the weekend. >> the republican-controlled house has passed a 10-year ban on plastic fire arms that can evade...
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. >> the extremists are there, but not enough to win a national election. >> were system matterly letting, you have a mary landrieu problem, it isn't clear that conservative democrats are willing to step on you. >> the control doesn't break down neathly. that's what we're seeing with the lost philosophy. there are plenty of senate democrats who have not been good. >> let's do a consensus of the table. do we get gun control legislation of any kind in this mess, where you don't have a strong democratic voice and where republicans are willing to filibuster? >> i don't think you do. >> you don't think you get anything? i want i think we'll get something so pathetic it will be meaningless i want i say 40% of a half measure. >> this is depressing. >> very watered down. >> and we haven't talked about the house. >> the house is crazy town. we can't talk about it without me feeling extremely sad, so we're not going to talk about it. >> what are the hopes of the house? >> i think we'll get lactaid gun control. >>> after the break, when we come back, we'll have much more of the stuff we're talking a
. >> the extremists are there, but not enough to win a national election. >> were system matterly letting, you have a mary landrieu problem, it isn't clear that conservative democrats are willing to step on you. >> the control doesn't break down neathly. that's what we're seeing with the lost philosophy. there are plenty of senate democrats who have not been good. >> let's do a consensus of the table. do we get gun control legislation of any kind in this mess, where you...
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. >> reporter: political spending spiked in the 2012 election side. they spent $42 million and opponents spent $11 million. maine and maryland legalize same-sex marriage by popular votes. >> step by step, town by town, federal equality. >> reporter: new york based gay rights group spent $7 million in the last two years. the mayor donated $250,000. gates foundation kicked in half a million and pe sogs contributed 2 beaten $5 million. the biggest in denver based gill foundation, it doled out $14 million for gay efforts in the last few years. the largest gay rights organization in washington, d.c. is the human rights campaign, 30 years old, 1.5 million members and $30 million annual budget. there are dozens of gay rights groups with w countless chapters including a growing group on the right. but compared to the billions spent on modern political campaigns, money behind gay rights initiatives is fairly small. popular entertainment and coverage is satd right. one the lesbians and gay men. estimated $400 million go towards gay entertainment. there is tv an
. >> reporter: political spending spiked in the 2012 election side. they spent $42 million and opponents spent $11 million. maine and maryland legalize same-sex marriage by popular votes. >> step by step, town by town, federal equality. >> reporter: new york based gay rights group spent $7 million in the last two years. the mayor donated $250,000. gates foundation kicked in half a million and pe sogs contributed 2 beaten $5 million. the biggest in denver based gill foundation,...
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magazine executive editor defended the cover last week says he did a huge thing in winning miss re-election. >> we have cooler temperatures ra under ro the bay area for today and looking at mostly clear skies for font. check out this shot, live view and the beautiful lights on the bay bridge looking nice for this evening. mostly clear skies for the bay area tonight, but look for some fog to push into the bay as we get into the morning for tomorrow so we have a fairly gray start. as we get into the afternoon, we're going to see increasing high clouds from a storm system that is out in the pacific and moving into the bay area. we're seeing a few high clouds so those are going to drift across the skies as we get into tomorrow morning. then as this gets closer we'll watch the clouds really thin kick into the afternoon and evening hours and this storm could bring a little bit of white rain for the bay area. coming up, late tomorrow night and into tuesday morning. right now, the best chance is for the north bay, but there is a slight chance, rainfall amounts pretty light. >>> temperatures for the
magazine executive editor defended the cover last week says he did a huge thing in winning miss re-election. >> we have cooler temperatures ra under ro the bay area for today and looking at mostly clear skies for font. check out this shot, live view and the beautiful lights on the bay bridge looking nice for this evening. mostly clear skies for the bay area tonight, but look for some fog to push into the bay as we get into the morning for tomorrow so we have a fairly gray start. as we get...
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. >> the next election is 20 months away. the last thing we need is washington d.c. vetting our candidates. >> i would not be in the u.s. senate today if it were not for governor sarah palin. >> and there's the ma'am a grizzly. the new challenge from palin comes as a series of recent polls show the divide in the republican party. just in week this poll showed 25% of republicans have a negative view of their own party. a couple of other recent polls show anywhere from a quarter to a third of self-identified conservatives have a negative view of republicans. let's bring in former senator blanche lincoln and sara taylor fagan. good morning to both of you. >> thank you, chris. >> it doesn't appear sarah palin is going to go anywhere. 56% of the 16 candidates she endorsed won last year. can she, as see seems to want to do, influence this internal debate that's going on for essentially what the republican party is going to do going forward? >> well, affect it perhaps. i don't know, you know, or commandeer it a little bit. she can enthusiastically try to bring people to thi
. >> the next election is 20 months away. the last thing we need is washington d.c. vetting our candidates. >> i would not be in the u.s. senate today if it were not for governor sarah palin. >> and there's the ma'am a grizzly. the new challenge from palin comes as a series of recent polls show the divide in the republican party. just in week this poll showed 25% of republicans have a negative view of their own party. a couple of other recent polls show anywhere from a quarter...
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first elected in 1980, wolf served residents of northern virginia and the sheen shenendoah valley. >> a victim of a tragic fire in ocean city, maryland, is breaking her silence. dana truit was badly burned when a deranged man burst into a food pantry and set himself on fire. a pastor has died. only on 9 tonight, scott broom has our first in person interview. >> i'm scott broom at the hopkins bay view hospital in baltimore where the survivor just before thanksgiving is telling her story for the first time. >> i was just scared. >> she doesn't want you to see her badly burned face, but this is dana truit before the tragedy that shocked ocean city as the holidays were getting underway. now recovering and recalling the tuesday anksgiving. the st. paul's church burning after a drifter named john sterner soaked himself in gasoline, lit himself on fire, and burst through the door of the shepherd's crook food pantry where dana was volunteering. >> next thing i know, he stood next to the door. come in. >> he grabbed you? >> he grabbed me. he said, i'm not getting out. he says, you're not getti
first elected in 1980, wolf served residents of northern virginia and the sheen shenendoah valley. >> a victim of a tragic fire in ocean city, maryland, is breaking her silence. dana truit was badly burned when a deranged man burst into a food pantry and set himself on fire. a pastor has died. only on 9 tonight, scott broom has our first in person interview. >> i'm scott broom at the hopkins bay view hospital in baltimore where the survivor just before thanksgiving is telling her...
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. >> moving on, maryland will elect a new governor next year and today, one of the democratic candidates came to our studios here at wusa9 to talk about his plan for education. doug says he wants to push more vocational aparennerships. >>> some kids just want to get training. we have people available for these jobs and we need to get them the training that they need. >> recent surveys put maryland at the top of the list when it comes to schools. but number two when it comes to the achievement gap when it comes to white and minority students. faces current lieutenant governor anthony brown and heather for the democratic nomination. right now, there are four republican candidates. >> bob mcdonnell is governor of virginia for only one more month. but before he leaves office, he is hoping to put in place a plan for boosting funding for higher education. the governor is proposing that the state has an extra $183 million over the next two years. that would be used for financial aid and to keep tuition increases at a minimum. >> first city manager is being remembered tonight. held that job for
. >> moving on, maryland will elect a new governor next year and today, one of the democratic candidates came to our studios here at wusa9 to talk about his plan for education. doug says he wants to push more vocational aparennerships. >>> some kids just want to get training. we have people available for these jobs and we need to get them the training that they need. >> recent surveys put maryland at the top of the list when it comes to schools. but number two when it comes...
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it's election day in massachusetts. went to the polls. the polls in massachusetts closed almost exactly one hour ago. and as far as we know, right now, it's undecided. 49% of the vote in. right now ed markey leads gabriel gomez 51% to 48%. again, that is 49% of the vote in at this point. and so we do not yet have any sort of winner to announce. the results of tonight's election in massachusetts will end the short senate tenure of mo cowan who you see on the left there. mo cowan was picked essentially as a place holder for the seat by massachusetts governor deval patrick. mr. cowan promised not to run for the seat on a permanen
it's election day in massachusetts. went to the polls. the polls in massachusetts closed almost exactly one hour ago. and as far as we know, right now, it's undecided. 49% of the vote in. right now ed markey leads gabriel gomez 51% to 48%. again, that is 49% of the vote in at this point. and so we do not yet have any sort of winner to announce. the results of tonight's election in massachusetts will end the short senate tenure of mo cowan who you see on the left there. mo cowan was picked...
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>> it is one of the most important things about obama winning this election because leaving a legacy on the supreme court is what presidents do. >> reporter: suzanne malveaux, cnn, washington. >> another chance for chief justice john roberts today. >>> stick around for more of this special coverage of this historic day. vice president joe biden will be sworn in officially. he will start his second term as vice president of the united states. but on the eve of that second term, was there another gaffe for the vice president? we'll explain. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right ♪ehind me isn't she? ♪ hi dad. many years from now, when the subaru is theirs... hey. you missed a spot. ...i'll look back on this day and laugh. love. it's what
>> it is one of the most important things about obama winning this election because leaving a legacy on the supreme court is what presidents do. >> reporter: suzanne malveaux, cnn, washington. >> another chance for chief justice john roberts today. >>> stick around for more of this special coverage of this historic day. vice president joe biden will be sworn in officially. he will start his second term as vice president of the united states. but on the eve of that...
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we're going to have midterm elections very soon. >> can you trust harry to get the job done? >> he doesn't have a good track record. >> i know you don't believe he can get it done. >> i don't. look at the history. we judge people by their history. this man has a very poor history when i comes to getting things down. >> if the republicans retake the senate in 2014 were the narrative would be is set up for them to have a good campaign conversation before turn because isn't filibuster reform dangs rous. >> it's dangerous until they have a plan. the plan is to two back in the states and win the states again like they've been told to do for about five years now. they can have both. they have to get aggressive. >> great to have you all with us. >> tonight in our survey i asked will republicans ever stop trying to repeal obama care, 5% of you say yes, 95 p% of you sa no. >> the republicans are taking food from children who need it the most. we'll uncover the snap scandal which nobody is talking about. b. and the brand most recommended by... my doctor. my gynecologist. my pharmacist.
we're going to have midterm elections very soon. >> can you trust harry to get the job done? >> he doesn't have a good track record. >> i know you don't believe he can get it done. >> i don't. look at the history. we judge people by their history. this man has a very poor history when i comes to getting things down. >> if the republicans retake the senate in 2014 were the narrative would be is set up for them to have a good campaign conversation before turn because...
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. >> he was elected four times. >> obama doesn't get to be president for that long. >> bunt this up. when we redid it four years ago, a couple days later, accident have to do it but they just did it just to be on the safe side is that why? >> here's why politics come into t as they thought about whether to redo the oath, they were thinking, look, this is a president who's been accused of not being born in the united states. people are really looking for reasons to question his authentici authenticity. so they thought, look, let's get rid of this problem at the beginning. let's redo the oath there is the photograph there in the mac room in the white house, done at 7:00 in the evening on january 21st and they eliminated the problem but one of the reasons they felt to deal with the problem is they felt his political opposition, they might file a lawsuit they would be in court. they didn't want to have that sort of uncertainty. >> did it, got over with and that is that he will be in the blue room today administering the oath at the white house. security is clearly a top priority here in
. >> he was elected four times. >> obama doesn't get to be president for that long. >> bunt this up. when we redid it four years ago, a couple days later, accident have to do it but they just did it just to be on the safe side is that why? >> here's why politics come into t as they thought about whether to redo the oath, they were thinking, look, this is a president who's been accused of not being born in the united states. people are really looking for reasons to...
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clearly the latino vote was helpful to president obama in this last election and clearly mitt romney did exceptionally poorly among those voters. but he also did very badly in terms of turnout and in terms of the vote he got from white voters, which while they may be over time may be shrinking percentage of the vote overwhelmingly turnout of the electorate. their participation was down from four years ago. that hurt him. and if republicans are looking to improve their standing with the broad electorate, they need to do better among the kinds of white voters that they lost. >> bill: that's true. not going to do better by alienating a voting block that's going to try him around 16 to 18%. bit. >> brit: maybe so, maybe not. remember, some of these people who didn't turn out for romney thought he was, you know, a businessman and a big softy and they. >> bill: romney's fault. >> maybe so. and, look, i think he should have fought back and i think the obama campaign did a pretty good job of damaging him. i would still get to the point when you are talking about the latino vote you are talki
clearly the latino vote was helpful to president obama in this last election and clearly mitt romney did exceptionally poorly among those voters. but he also did very badly in terms of turnout and in terms of the vote he got from white voters, which while they may be over time may be shrinking percentage of the vote overwhelmingly turnout of the electorate. their participation was down from four years ago. that hurt him. and if republicans are looking to improve their standing with the broad...
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. >> is there any bitterness on your part for having lost the electi election? >> no, because of course texas is not the only state in which something like this is taking place. >> that case known as bush vvera went all the way to supreme court. he won. the supreme court struck down the two texas districts, one majority black and one majority hispanic and ordered texas redraw their boundaries. and then taking a sledge hammer to predeuce racial equality by considering the race of the people at issue. he was said to feel vindicated. he turned his attention to smaller battles in 1997, and he led a bond effort to kill a houston program pushing for more workplace diversity. >> today houston could become the first city to kill affirmative action, voters will decide. bond under writer says that's wrong. >> we know government cannot grant a preference to an individual based upon his race or gender without discriminating against somebody as a consequence. >> in 2000 he moved to washington, d.c. and floated around conservative organizations and working on a campaign to en
. >> is there any bitterness on your part for having lost the electi election? >> no, because of course texas is not the only state in which something like this is taking place. >> that case known as bush vvera went all the way to supreme court. he won. the supreme court struck down the two texas districts, one majority black and one majority hispanic and ordered texas redraw their boundaries. and then taking a sledge hammer to predeuce racial equality by considering the race...
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montana had a 100-year-old law that banned corporate spending in elections. the montana supreme court basically thumbed its nose at u.s. supreme court, saying, well, citizens united doesn't really apply to our situation. this law is 100 years old. we have a history that show how corporations actually owned the montana government for many years and we don't want to go back. it was challenged, their law was challenged again by the lawyer who brought citizens united to the supreme court. when it got to the supreme court the five justices said, sorry, citizens united applies. even though two justices had written separately, gee, i think maybe it would be good to take a look at the montana law. perhaps the premise upon which citizens united was based is weak here because take a look at what's happening out in the country with money in elections but the court didn't even have a signed decision. it said we're not going to hear the montana case. citizens united applies period. >> they overturned it summarily. >> right, right. they overturned the montana supreme court
montana had a 100-year-old law that banned corporate spending in elections. the montana supreme court basically thumbed its nose at u.s. supreme court, saying, well, citizens united doesn't really apply to our situation. this law is 100 years old. we have a history that show how corporations actually owned the montana government for many years and we don't want to go back. it was challenged, their law was challenged again by the lawyer who brought citizens united to the supreme court. when it...
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. >> because of the election of the first black president, means that well, racism is over. >> and with racism, structural problems are fixed. perhaps it is time to get rid of the voting rights act. >> it stopped the south carolina voter id law. >> we just came out of elections that we had to use section five to protect voters. >> miami, florida, waiting as long as seven hours to vote. >> that was last year. >> from the start in this country, black people were treated differently in our laws, the constitution said that the black people in the united states should each count as 3/4 of a person, then when they were freed, they were not exactly welcomed into the voting booths. they were subject to all sorts of discrimination, including murder, for simply attempting to register to vote, never mind actually voting. something had to be done but it took the country 100 years to do it. and in 1965. president johnson signed the voting rights act into law. it said essentially that in the parts of the country where discrimination against the black voters was the most extreme, the federal governmen
. >> because of the election of the first black president, means that well, racism is over. >> and with racism, structural problems are fixed. perhaps it is time to get rid of the voting rights act. >> it stopped the south carolina voter id law. >> we just came out of elections that we had to use section five to protect voters. >> miami, florida, waiting as long as seven hours to vote. >> that was last year. >> from the start in this country, black...
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so whoever is elected 2016 could be a republican or democrat. second, it depends on the vacancy being filled if a democrat is nominating eight replacement for justice ginsburg and i have no intentions about -- to information act of her intention but it will be easier for the democratic nominee to fill that position because it will replace the political balance with an older liberal justice with a young girl liberal that is significant but because of the length of time but not to a big deal if it would replace kennedy a think they are the oldest of the republic than nominee is into a germanic way so as the republicans will fight. of those you don't know when they will ocher or who's the president will be over who they are replacing. beyond that, from tv strategy that i described will be followed. i think it would be surprising we are not either. african-american. >> i think in this a little early. said demographic but because of the supreme court, going through as he appointed but i think actually had to be wrong about this but i think whether th
so whoever is elected 2016 could be a republican or democrat. second, it depends on the vacancy being filled if a democrat is nominating eight replacement for justice ginsburg and i have no intentions about -- to information act of her intention but it will be easier for the democratic nominee to fill that position because it will replace the political balance with an older liberal justice with a young girl liberal that is significant but because of the length of time but not to a big deal if...
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not in 2006, last year, in the last election. and had not the justice department had this section 5, the ability to stop it with a preclearance, that section 4, which was overturned today had named texas, texas, south carolina, florida. >> right. >> we would have had those discriminatory things in place where a lot of people couldn't have voted last year. and tonight they don't have that protection. this night we're sitting somewhere where we were a long time ago where there is no protection in those areas, states, or districts, including some in new york that have a history of discrimination and as late as last year in texas and other places that is named in section four now that the green light has given, change and do what you want, and texas has already run through that green light, congresswoman. >> and you know, reverend, i have to tell you this that in this, the 50th year of so many pivotal events in the civil rights movement, i'm a daughter of selma, i grew up in selma, alabama, i think it's appalling that the supreme cou
not in 2006, last year, in the last election. and had not the justice department had this section 5, the ability to stop it with a preclearance, that section 4, which was overturned today had named texas, texas, south carolina, florida. >> right. >> we would have had those discriminatory things in place where a lot of people couldn't have voted last year. and tonight they don't have that protection. this night we're sitting somewhere where we were a long time ago where there is no...
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action team, cochair elections. an ordinance with the mayor's disability council bylaws article 3, section 1. this should be two cochairs to serve as officers of the council. and we'll be staffed by there months. the present election will be filled with vacancy due to cochair james resignation. >> so i would like to ask a question before we go with this team to the council. being seeing that last month this item had a motion and then voted on and then asked for the mayor or an investigation. i have to report that we are going to have a meeting with the mayor's office and this team and what it's about. i'm asking the council do we go on or do we wait? i'm asking all the council because of what went on in last month's meeting. i do not want to be ostracized anymore. i'm asking for a group decision on this. >> are you saying that it was tabled? >> yes. it was voted on and tabled. >> i'm not changing it. i don't want to take it off. i'm just asking the council do we go on? >> i want to ask a question, something that is
action team, cochair elections. an ordinance with the mayor's disability council bylaws article 3, section 1. this should be two cochairs to serve as officers of the council. and we'll be staffed by there months. the present election will be filled with vacancy due to cochair james resignation. >> so i would like to ask a question before we go with this team to the council. being seeing that last month this item had a motion and then voted on and then asked for the mayor or an...
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>> if we start winning elections again. little by little, we can. charles and tom are both right. i call it the cockroach theory. we see one here. it's the ones we can't see we have to worry about. when i listen to the doctors talk what strikes me is they are orchestrating health care through the bill. i look at reb has been and -- rehab and alcoholism, tyrannosaurus rfor example. the bill says people will be treated outpatient only. in health care they realize the only way to treat them is 30 days in patient to start. they changed it because it fits the description of the bill. >> it's almost like a little girl, sara murnahan. her doctor. she was on the pediatric lung transplant list. she was on the list for 18 months. her doctor wanted her to get on the adult transplant list because that's what he thought would be best. kathleen sebelius's answer was some people live, some die. >> all they needed was one signature. >> thankfully they got a judge. she was going to be dead in four weeks. you are a congressional candidate. >> currently in the state assembly in california. it's a de
>> if we start winning elections again. little by little, we can. charles and tom are both right. i call it the cockroach theory. we see one here. it's the ones we can't see we have to worry about. when i listen to the doctors talk what strikes me is they are orchestrating health care through the bill. i look at reb has been and -- rehab and alcoholism, tyrannosaurus rfor example. the bill says people will be treated outpatient only. in health care they realize the only way to treat them...
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a lot of election lawyers thought it meant one thing and others thought it meant something else. i think that is one to think about. the other is not a sleeper, but certainly the doma decision laid out a lot of language that i think will be analyzed by a lot of courts in the future. >> prop 8, the kind of standing it went off on is to make it much harder for citizens in the state to put a ballot initiative into the constitution and allow state officials if they do not like it to effectively veto it by not defending it. ihat would trigger the process. do not think that they -- that that was in a race mind, that they were looking for an exit ramp, and this was the one available. >> i was going to say that the arizona election case, but a sleeper for a different reason. justice scalia said election clause gives congress very broad power to regulate federal after the voting rights case, i think very few people think that congress would pass a new formula to a special situation where the south is under federal oversight. on the other hand, if congress can agree on some national standa
a lot of election lawyers thought it meant one thing and others thought it meant something else. i think that is one to think about. the other is not a sleeper, but certainly the doma decision laid out a lot of language that i think will be analyzed by a lot of courts in the future. >> prop 8, the kind of standing it went off on is to make it much harder for citizens in the state to put a ballot initiative into the constitution and allow state officials if they do not like it to...
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she was there in 1985, president reagan's re-election. she was there in 1981, the first reagan inaugural. that's andrea mitchell. if i end up doing these for as long as andrea mitchell has done these, i will be covering every inauguration from now until 2041, by which time i will be coming to you, presumably, as a ho hologram. so help me god. second inaugural, as opposed to a first inaugural when one president is leaving and another is starting, and we're covering a second inauguration, like we will be this year there's something different. governing is already under way. the president has started some things that he intends to finish in his second term. sort of a sense of continuity, well informed expectation about what kind of president this is going to be and where he is likely to go. when president obama was inaugurated. first time, there was none of that certainty and expectation, right? the country and all of us were caught up in the historical enormity of the fact that the united states of america was about to swear in our first af
she was there in 1985, president reagan's re-election. she was there in 1981, the first reagan inaugural. that's andrea mitchell. if i end up doing these for as long as andrea mitchell has done these, i will be covering every inauguration from now until 2041, by which time i will be coming to you, presumably, as a ho hologram. so help me god. second inaugural, as opposed to a first inaugural when one president is leaving and another is starting, and we're covering a second inauguration, like we...
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. >> trying to influence an american election. >> there's a lot of water under the bridge. >> i think it is absolutely outrageous. >> you only tease the ones you love. >> some republicans coil at the party plans for the future. >> i know what our principles are. >> the chairman is in the hot seat. >> i am looking to get into communities in the hundreds. >> show up any time. >> i know what our principles are. >> it is what you say and do when you get there matters most to people. >> our party believes marriage is between one man and one woman. >> they haven't changed their policies. >> house republicans tomorrow vote on the ryan budget. >> notorious paul ryan budget. >> putting out yet again a budget. >> an actual budget, political manifesto or long term liability? >> we are not going to refight the past. >> our budget and your budget contrast. >> what happens next? >>> republican rebranding week continues to go, well, badly. especially if you listen to republicans. >> if any party needed rebooting, our party did, but i don't know, i looked at the press conference, read some of the doc
. >> trying to influence an american election. >> there's a lot of water under the bridge. >> i think it is absolutely outrageous. >> you only tease the ones you love. >> some republicans coil at the party plans for the future. >> i know what our principles are. >> the chairman is in the hot seat. >> i am looking to get into communities in the hundreds. >> show up any time. >> i know what our principles are. >> it is what you say...
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or does this have an outcome on elections that we're keeping an eye on? >> i think it's somewhat distant. for most of these. obviously the same sex marriage one drew all -- most of the attention. but again, as i said earlier, in a political sense, we can see how that's moving and how it's impact -- its impact is. it will come up again in 2016. gwen: i remember it being a big issue. >> and the presidential campaign. the irony is for as hot button and much of a wedge issue that gay marriage was in much of the 1990's and the early 2000's, no republican strategist wants their candidate to talk about gay marriage in 2014. gwen: they're going to have to find something else to fight about. i think they will. >> obamacare. gwen: thank you all. this was fascinating. you may have noticed we didn't get to a lot of other news this week. but we will. online. in the "washington week" webcast extra. you can join us live at 8:eastern time at pbs.org/washingtonweek. and while you're there, plan your vacation reading by checking out the summer book recommendations from our
or does this have an outcome on elections that we're keeping an eye on? >> i think it's somewhat distant. for most of these. obviously the same sex marriage one drew all -- most of the attention. but again, as i said earlier, in a political sense, we can see how that's moving and how it's impact -- its impact is. it will come up again in 2016. gwen: i remember it being a big issue. >> and the presidential campaign. the irony is for as hot button and much of a wedge issue that gay...
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they had a hundred year old law that banned corporate elections. and they said citizens united doesn't play. we have a history of how corporations owned the montana government and we don't want to go back. it was challenged again by the lawyer who brought sit citizens united. at the supreme court, they said sorry, citizens united applied even though two justice said it might be good to look at the law perhaps the premise which citizen united is based on is weak if you look at what is happening with money in election but the court didn't have a signed decision. it just said we are not going to hear the case. citizens united applied. >> they overturned the montana's supreme court's ruling? >> yes. i call this a bold conservative majority and this is a good example. there are no regrets. i am not sure what might happen if guns comes up again. but i would be surprised if they backtrack on the district of columbia gun decision. they will probably not backtrack on the individual holding rights. but i think it will be interesting to see what they say on q
they had a hundred year old law that banned corporate elections. and they said citizens united doesn't play. we have a history of how corporations owned the montana government and we don't want to go back. it was challenged again by the lawyer who brought sit citizens united. at the supreme court, they said sorry, citizens united applied even though two justice said it might be good to look at the law perhaps the premise which citizen united is based on is weak if you look at what is happening...
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and when people watch this, it will be after the election. >> can we say who won? >> i can. but then i have to kill you. let's assume governor romney is the victor as opposed to president obama. isn't it possible ginsburg will decide to depart? it will matter who is president, as far as that court goes and the implications that are 5-4 or 6-3, you don't dispute that? >> no, not in the slightest. one of the themes of the oath is a theme to resonates not just in the courts but all the american politicians, which is the evolution of the republican party. the moderate republicans who they're all gone. mitt romney with the chance to appoint judges will appoint very conservative judges. >> do you have a sense who he might appoint? >> sure. brent cavanaugh. >> controversial. >> one of the authors of the star reeort. the former solicitor general in the bush administration. >> who litigated -- >> right -- healthcare case. he's going to argue the defensive marriage act case. argued the arizona immigration case. i think lindsey graham, the senator from south carolina. >> who is what pa
and when people watch this, it will be after the election. >> can we say who won? >> i can. but then i have to kill you. let's assume governor romney is the victor as opposed to president obama. isn't it possible ginsburg will decide to depart? it will matter who is president, as far as that court goes and the implications that are 5-4 or 6-3, you don't dispute that? >> no, not in the slightest. one of the themes of the oath is a theme to resonates not just in the courts but...
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. >> concerns over voting equipment used in last month election in virginia. at a meeting in richmond, the state board of elections said equipment was outdated. said it charles judd more uniform process would make counting ballots more efficient. less than 24 hours after announcing his reelection campaign, d.c. mayor vincent gray's lashing out. this comes as the investigation into his 2010 campaign remains under federal investigation. sam ford is at the wilson building with more. is so upset. >> when the mayor announced yesterday he said it took him so long because he was waiting to see what the u.s. attorney was going to do. with that investigation going on and no end in sight, gray jumped into the race but today, he seemed on the defensive as reporters peppered him with questions about the scandal involved -- evil thing around his 2010 campaign. on the first day he announced for reelection he held a conference touting his accomplishments and arguing he deserves another term. >> i want to talk about the future of the district of columbia. i am a native washin
. >> concerns over voting equipment used in last month election in virginia. at a meeting in richmond, the state board of elections said equipment was outdated. said it charles judd more uniform process would make counting ballots more efficient. less than 24 hours after announcing his reelection campaign, d.c. mayor vincent gray's lashing out. this comes as the investigation into his 2010 campaign remains under federal investigation. sam ford is at the wilson building with more. is so...
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these republicans, they are elected. they have until the next election to do a good job. they speak to a larger election audience than the tea party. and the fact that there is nothing that the groups have that should be forcing them over any lines. so far, over the last initiatives, a group of about 20 to 40 have managed to set the tempo for the entire republican house. and it doesn't help all that much that paul ryan gets on tv and basically backs off of boehner's comments and talks up the very groups that are trying to undermine his deal. >> i don't want to leave this segment without taking exception to the phrase paul ryan was using to explain paul ryan's temper. i don't think the irish had anything to do with it and there is no one under 60 who knows what that phrase actually means. i will leave it to google to explain to anyone who actually cares. >>> coming up, inside the national rifle association, and a judge appointed by president george w. bush rules that the nsa's collection of mass phone records is unconstitutional. that's coming up. mine was earned orbiting
these republicans, they are elected. they have until the next election to do a good job. they speak to a larger election audience than the tea party. and the fact that there is nothing that the groups have that should be forcing them over any lines. so far, over the last initiatives, a group of about 20 to 40 have managed to set the tempo for the entire republican house. and it doesn't help all that much that paul ryan gets on tv and basically backs off of boehner's comments and talks up the...
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being in san francisco who at least with a lot of his constituency, because i think in the presidential election, mitt romney ran 25 points better than he did against obama in the rest of the country. so, you know, saying that this is an attack by san francisco liberals is actually helping him and he's raising money off of it, david. >> you know me, chris, i'm a journalist, not a political operative. i don't make calculations on what to cover based on the implications of what the political impact might b i'm sure mitch mcconnell, i think he really is one of the slyest, and i don't think use that in a negative way, politicians. he has tremendous troubles in kentucky with conservatives, so if he can make himself the target of a left wing hit job, it's going to help him get out of this very difficult situation. >> david corn, good to see you. >>> u.s. officials say they are, quote, highly confident north korea will launch a long range missile. the rogue communist state will most likely fire the missile from the east coast with it likely going into the sea. admiral tom locklear said that the u.s. is
being in san francisco who at least with a lot of his constituency, because i think in the presidential election, mitt romney ran 25 points better than he did against obama in the rest of the country. so, you know, saying that this is an attack by san francisco liberals is actually helping him and he's raising money off of it, david. >> you know me, chris, i'm a journalist, not a political operative. i don't make calculations on what to cover based on the implications of what the...
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board of elections is located about two hours ago. mayor gray appeared here around 4:00 and signed for his positions to seek reelection for democratic mayor -- candidate for mayor. 3000 valid signatures must be collected for his name to appear on april primary ballot. >> this is your declaration that you are seeking reelection? >> this is my declaration of getting the petitions filled out. will have a kickoff event in early 2014. the goal right now will be to get the required member of -- number of signatures. >> of course, mayor gray stance all but formally legally accused of running an illegal campaign in 2010. the u.s. attorney is investigating and a number of campaign workers have treated guilty in federal court. one has been sentenced to prison for lying to the fbi. >> why did it take you this long? >> i was hoping, as i have said many times, i was hoping the 2010 stuff would be over. it isn't and ll continue on however long the u.s. attorney choose to his -- chooses to investigate. i had 30 more days to get our petitions in and
board of elections is located about two hours ago. mayor gray appeared here around 4:00 and signed for his positions to seek reelection for democratic mayor -- candidate for mayor. 3000 valid signatures must be collected for his name to appear on april primary ballot. >> this is your declaration that you are seeking reelection? >> this is my declaration of getting the petitions filled out. will have a kickoff event in early 2014. the goal right now will be to get the required member...
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he created the digital strategy that helped get president obama elected. last year he got married, he married sean eldridge in new york state. now, mr. hughes' new husband is running for congress as a democrat. the two of them are a democratic power couple from bright blue new york by way the bright blue
he created the digital strategy that helped get president obama elected. last year he got married, he married sean eldridge in new york state. now, mr. hughes' new husband is running for congress as a democrat. the two of them are a democratic power couple from bright blue new york by way the bright blue
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until elections can be held. you might have thought that to some degree or another these were protests just like the ones we're seeing in brazil and in turkey, that they're expressions of discontent with the government. and to some degree they were. today, however, something changed. today is the day when the protests in egypt became something different and something much more dangerous. today we moved. we moved from something that still looked like protests kind of, even more so, and maybe they can still have an okay ending. today that changed into something that looks more like the beginning of a civil war. early this morning egyptian soldiers reportedly opened fire on a group of supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi because they gathered outside a building where he is believed to be detained. at least 51 people were killed, and more than 300 were wounded. the egyptian military claims the soldiers fired at the crowd in response to shots fired by armed assailants. people at the scene deny the military was
until elections can be held. you might have thought that to some degree or another these were protests just like the ones we're seeing in brazil and in turkey, that they're expressions of discontent with the government. and to some degree they were. today, however, something changed. today is the day when the protests in egypt became something different and something much more dangerous. today we moved. we moved from something that still looked like protests kind of, even more so, and maybe...
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directly elect a prime minister. he is the mayor of the 5th largest city in north america and he would like one day to become prime minister. i started off the interview with him by asking him why he would risk all of that just to smoke crack. >> if you want to get personal i think we can get personal with anybody not just politicians, everybody has done something in their life that they don't want people to know about some more than once. john, bottom line is i know how to pay tax payer's money. if people want to bring up personal stuff. yes one day i want to run for prime minister. >> do you think you still can after recent episodes? is>> most definitely i can. we all make mistakes is moand m on. i have apologized profusely it is degrading and humiliating and belittling. you have got to be strong and do what the taxpayers want you to do. >> there are a lot of constituents in the taller suburbs that appreciate your conservative policies to lower taxes to get rid of fees that drive most people crazy. but at one point
directly elect a prime minister. he is the mayor of the 5th largest city in north america and he would like one day to become prime minister. i started off the interview with him by asking him why he would risk all of that just to smoke crack. >> if you want to get personal i think we can get personal with anybody not just politicians, everybody has done something in their life that they don't want people to know about some more than once. john, bottom line is i know how to pay tax...
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legitimate election and that somebody who isn't an islamist is elected. as long as there is islamist in power it is only going to get worse. >> bret: take a listen to the prime minister today talking to protesters. >> i urge the young people who i believe are there with sincere feelings to put an end to this protest, and i call on those who insist on continuing, this is over. we won't put up with this any longer. >> that's erdogan the turkish prime minister talking saying we won't put up with any of this. >> i don't think they have done much putting up with it thus it far. and, you know, his acknowledging that they might have sincere feelings, i guess, is some small step in the right direction. look, look at the way that he has operated over the past two weeks, in a sense, it's the way he has been operating as charles suggests with the journalists and political opponents for years. people surprised that erdoagan would do this but so openly. in the the past he has been subtle about it. we ought to be speaking out on the side of the protesters even if it's
legitimate election and that somebody who isn't an islamist is elected. as long as there is islamist in power it is only going to get worse. >> bret: take a listen to the prime minister today talking to protesters. >> i urge the young people who i believe are there with sincere feelings to put an end to this protest, and i call on those who insist on continuing, this is over. we won't put up with this any longer. >> that's erdogan the turkish prime minister talking saying we...
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release from prison, nelson mandela stands before his nation as south africa's first democratically elected president. but beneath the hopes surrounding his rise, the remnants of violence and decades of apartheid are dangerously smoldering, his country still divided is on the brink of implosion. black versus white. >> 20 months of increased racial violence. more than 750 people have been killed. >> it was the worst possible tension you can get between black and white people. >> no one will silence the white nation. >> reporter: as the violence intensifies, mandela has an unconventional idea: rally international support to bring the 1995 rugby world cup tournament to south africa, and use the world stage to unite his nation. but he is taking a risk because rugby and the south african national team, called the springboks have long been associated with the very worst of the country's history. >> in south africa rugby was the white man's game. >> i hated rugby. i hated those ones who were playing rugby, and i hated the springboks even more. >> rugby in many ways symbolized apartheid oppression
release from prison, nelson mandela stands before his nation as south africa's first democratically elected president. but beneath the hopes surrounding his rise, the remnants of violence and decades of apartheid are dangerously smoldering, his country still divided is on the brink of implosion. black versus white. >> 20 months of increased racial violence. more than 750 people have been killed. >> it was the worst possible tension you can get between black and white people....
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. >> after the last election, the democratic leadership did say, chris, that their top goal was to keep a lot of these senators from retiring and there's five of them. what happened? >> working in the senate is not necessarily a fun place right now. the dysfunction in washington gets to these senators. i think sometimes we think they're immune to it but they see and experience it every day. it's difficult after you have been there term after term and see where it's kind of devolved to run. that's why one of the reasons why republicans are having a difficult time. not because the republican party has its problems and it does, it's because it's really tough to convince people to leave the private sector or whatever it might be to run for office. i think that's part of the problem. that being said, i think there are always good people who are going to step up and run and represent their state and i think you're seeing that in states like michigan, montana, that's a really good opportunity for us to keep that seat. i'm not concerned about it yet. it's way too early. >> to his original point
. >> after the last election, the democratic leadership did say, chris, that their top goal was to keep a lot of these senators from retiring and there's five of them. what happened? >> working in the senate is not necessarily a fun place right now. the dysfunction in washington gets to these senators. i think sometimes we think they're immune to it but they see and experience it every day. it's difficult after you have been there term after term and see where it's kind of devolved...
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you never know where the election as mayor of istanbul be extremely crucial when the advocacy. the grad student with as it says read that bad. the future that will continue its good news is that good. if people think that the ed made it difficult we can serve the wealthy that what they think the elections take place the full impact of the corruption scheduled between the two thousand. he stumbled. torn nations profess a saint and she told is that they cover up the scandal is not going to just about that. the gist of total production in our history and that if it is the case it does more than one hundred million euro. as the some sources say i can get to pitch the government is the having difficulties too. the sun and the undecided so little time flew by this and that i think he can come home to the auction cent of the most from abroad devil them all strong positions and that the turkish government the good news some of the fight to defend the emails them to fit it in the eyes of traditional trades and doubles and the international opinion now i don't mind telling everything is
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>> the state board of elections record shows that mr. trump contributed here $12,500 to your campaign in 2010. how do you respond to what he is saying here? >> we are used to people and all prosecutors are used to people who can't respond to the allegations in a complaint making crazy allegations to distract from them. mr. trump supported someone else against me in 2010 after i won the democratic primary. he gave me a check. the last money he ever gave to me. the facts of the case speak for i was. this is a massive fraud and this is a guy -- we have gotten their playbook. we have gotten the testimony of the former president of the university. this was a scam from top to bottom. they were telling people to raise the limits on their credit cards who did. so they could use that money to buy more trump programs. >> what about the argument that has been made that you can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars with an ivy league education and still not find financial success? is that enough to sue? >> that's not a fraud. harvard is registered
>> the state board of elections record shows that mr. trump contributed here $12,500 to your campaign in 2010. how do you respond to what he is saying here? >> we are used to people and all prosecutors are used to people who can't respond to the allegations in a complaint making crazy allegations to distract from them. mr. trump supported someone else against me in 2010 after i won the democratic primary. he gave me a check. the last money he ever gave to me. the facts of the case...
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they had a hundred year old law that banned corporate elections. and they said citizens united doesn't play. we have a history of how corporations owned the montana government and we don't want to go back. it was challenged again by the lawyer who brought sit citizens united. at the supreme court, they said sorry, citizens united applied even though two justice said it might be good to look at the law perhaps the premise which citizen united is based on is weak if you look at what is happening with money in election but the court didn't have a signed decision. it just said we are not going to hear the case. citizens united applied. >> they overturned the montana's supreme court's ruling? >> yes. i call this a bold conservative majority and this is a good example. there are no regrets. i am not sure what might happen if guns comes up again. but i would be surprised if they backtrack on the district of columbia gun decision. they will probably not backtrack on the individual holding rights. but i think it will be interesting to see what they say on q
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who elected them? and those people who don't have a lot of credibility can't even decide among themselves who should represent this shadow government in talks in geneva with russia, by the way, which is saying that it is sending weapons to the country. so these talks are being sponsored by russia even as russia is announcing these weapons shipments. >> richard -- >> yes, to answer your question, i'm not overly optimistic about the talks. >> yeah, and if we can't figure out who is going to be talking that's usually a bad sign of expecting those talks to get anywhere. but richard, in terms of that divided opposition and in terms of that, you know, different parts of the opposition standing for different things and having different levels of credibility, how does that translate in terms of the military conflict? we're hearing the rebels say if they don't get some help soon, they could lose a key strategic city. based on your reporting, what were you able to see about the fighting situation on the ground a
who elected them? and those people who don't have a lot of credibility can't even decide among themselves who should represent this shadow government in talks in geneva with russia, by the way, which is saying that it is sending weapons to the country. so these talks are being sponsored by russia even as russia is announcing these weapons shipments. >> richard -- >> yes, to answer your question, i'm not overly optimistic about the talks. >> yeah, and if we can't figure out who...
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. >> karl rove, crossroads changed names, rebranded after the election, the conservative victory group, they're trying to squash far right, what they potential consider to be self-destructive candidates in favor of more electable types. who wins in a showdown? >> i think who wins in terms of when republicans are fighting republicans? democrats. i mean -- and that's the problem. i mean, look, going back to your original point, chris, when you look at that primary, if the republican primary is about those comments and not about jobs and the economy, then we're going -- republicans will be in trouble. if, however, that primary is about jobs and the economy, that's the central focus, then we'll do well. >> do those comments bleed to all republicans? is that your suggests? >> say that again. >> if a comment is made by one or two in a primary, does it bleed to all republican candidates? >> here's the -- if the other candidates can't get the focus in terms of what the issues should be, jobs and the economy in this case, and instead let these comments dominate their particular races, that can
. >> karl rove, crossroads changed names, rebranded after the election, the conservative victory group, they're trying to squash far right, what they potential consider to be self-destructive candidates in favor of more electable types. who wins in a showdown? >> i think who wins in terms of when republicans are fighting republicans? democrats. i mean -- and that's the problem. i mean, look, going back to your original point, chris, when you look at that primary, if the republican...
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we'll see what happens in the 2014 elections. it's also possible he may not want the job anymore. i think the speakership he envisioned for himself is not the one he's had. he ascended the house in the 1990s when newt gingrich was speaker. it is just a very different time and the caucus was different then. now he's dealing with an unwhipable caucus. i agree with reid it's the fault of the vote counters in the republican congress, house with kevin mccarthy, he's deputies, he's got a dozen of them, but in many ways the members are either not telling the whip leaders how they are going to vote, there's some kind of communication error going on and this caucus is unwhipable. >> let's talk about the implications this will have for immigration. bob corker was specifically asked about that yesterday. >> i'm always learning in life the best way to be successful is focus on the job at hand, okay? and the job at hand right now is to pass a bill out of the senate. i hope if we pass a bill out of the senate they will take it out and i hope we'll have a conference which produces a very balance
we'll see what happens in the 2014 elections. it's also possible he may not want the job anymore. i think the speakership he envisioned for himself is not the one he's had. he ascended the house in the 1990s when newt gingrich was speaker. it is just a very different time and the caucus was different then. now he's dealing with an unwhipable caucus. i agree with reid it's the fault of the vote counters in the republican congress, house with kevin mccarthy, he's deputies, he's got a dozen of...